[Added 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 163]
In expansion of the legislative intent and community development objectives contained in Article
I, §§
150-2 and
150-3, of this chapter and in support of the goals and recommendations of the Worcester Township Comprehensive Plan, it is the intent of this article to:
A. Provide high-density housing, including mobile home
parks, in portions of the Township that are appropriate for this type
and density of housing, given the location of growth areas, sewer
lines, water lines, major roads, commercial cores and Township uses.
B. Allow a variety of housing types, including mobile
home parks, which can meet the needs of residents with different incomes,
housing preferences, family sizes and ages.
C. Protect the character of existing development in the
Township by requiring buffering and adequate building setbacks.
D. Provide light, air and green space within higher-density
developments by regulating lot coverage and providing coverage and
building setbacks.
A building may be erected or used and a lot
may be occupied for any of the following purposes and no other:
A. Agricultural, in accordance with the regulations and requirements of Article
IV of this chapter.
[Amended 8-21-1996 by Ord. No. 150]
B. Single-family detached dwellings:
[Amended 6-21-1995 by Ord. No. 140]
(1)
In accordance with the regulations and requirements
of Article VIII of the Zoning Ordinance of 1988; or
[Amended 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 163]
(2)
In accordance with the regulations and requirements of Article
V, §
150-19B(2), of the Worcester Township Zoning Ordinance of 1988, as amended.
C. Townhouses in accordance with the regulations and requirements of §
150-108 of the Zoning Ordinance of 1988, as amended by this article.
[Amended 5-20-1998 by Ord. No. 163]
D. Mobile home park as a conditional use subject to the standards, regulations and requirements of Article
XV of the Zoning Ordinance of 1988, as amended by this article.
E. Accessory uses in accordance with Article
XXIV of the Zoning Ordinance of 1988.
F. Municipal use, as defined in Article
III.
[Added 9-15-1993 by Ord. No. 133]
G. A residential life-care facility, provided that the use is located
on a lot 100 acres or larger, building coverage does not exceed 15%
of the net lot area and impervious coverage does not exceed 40% of
the net lot area.
[Added 12-15-1999 by Ord. No. 176; amended 5-16-2018 by Ord. No. 277]
H. No-impact home-based business, as defined in §
150-9; provided that the permission for such use granted herein shall not supersede any deed restriction, covenant or agreement restricting the use of land, nor any master deed, bylaw or other document applicable to a common interest ownership community.
[Added 8-17-2011 by Ord. No. 230]
To the extent any of the regulations set forth in §
150-108 above are inconsistent with the regulations of § 150-57F, the regulations of §
150-108 shall be controlling. To the extent any of the regulations set forth in §
150-109 above are inconsistent with the regulations set forth in Article
XV, the regulations of §
150-109 shall be controlling.